Personal Injury Law

St Louis Missouri Intersection Car Accident - Hanley and Delmar - Driver Runs Red Light Causing Crash Resulting from Red Light Violation - Reckless Driver Culpability and the Selection of a St Louis Car Accident Lawyer

By Benjamin J. Sansone, Esq.

My client was involved in a recent St Louis area car accident or collision that occurred at the intersection of Delmar and Hanley. This intersection has approximately 30 reported car accidents a year. The other driver crashed into the side of my clients car at a high rate of speed causing a violent collision that sent my client's car spinning as a result of the car collision. My client has no clear memory of the collision or the mechanics of the car accident, she simply woke up turned completely around and in a different lane than what she was originally traveling in.

According to witness accounts and the police diagram, shown here, the other driver approached the intersection at a high rate of speed and did not slow down or stop for the flashing red light, thus causing this intersection car accident. The police report further goes on to state the other driver was completely at fault and that she admitted she did not stop for the red light. A story that has since dramatically changed now that she has been issued several citations fro her reckless conduct and her insurance company has been put on notice of a potential St Louis county Missouri car accident lawsuit.

What is unique about intersection car accidents and why do you need an experienced intersection car accident lawyer? Intersection car accidents present a different perspective to damages and culpability on the at fault driver. Some car accidents are caused by forgivable and common mistakes we all make from time to time; such as being momentarily distracted and then hitting the brakes too late and causing a rear end accident. An intersection car accident involving a driver that runs a red light is very different, the level of culpability is much higher as it was not an honest mistake in most cases, but an intentional and reckless disregard for the safety of other drivers. This make the chances of a high jury verdict much more likely as the act was not simple negligence. A good car accident lawyer experienced in case wherein the other driver was culpable beyond a mere mistake is crucial to gear the tone of the case with the insurance company in that direction in order to maximize the client's recovery and damages.

According to US Statistics, more than 900 people are killed and about 168,000 were injured in crashes that involved drivers running a red light.

Full post as published by Missouri Injury Law Blog on December 02, 2007 (boomark / email).